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Brighton and Hove road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,120 road traffic collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1999, and 1,372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (1,055), and casualties rose from 1,296.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,405 collisions in Brighton and Hove.

Collisions in 1999
1,120
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,372
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Brighton and Hove in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 18% in Brighton and Hove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious12711%
  • Slight98088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious14811%
  • Slight1,20988%

Brighton and Hove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighton and Hove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,155 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,120, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579662
2024543625
2023591680
2022636740
2021620716
2020553642
2019681805
2018683805
2017686808
2016779944
2015780986
2014793987
2013738908
2012790979
20118931,106
20109021,111
20098931,105
20089401,207
20071,0491,293
20069911,212
20051,0431,290
20041,0751,336
20031,0711,333
20021,0591,316
20011,1441,447
20001,1161,413
19991,1201,372
19981,0551,296
19971,0371,249
19961,1381,415
19951,0561,315
19941,0801,333
19939551,158
19929791,170
19919071,135
19901,0411,256
19891,0991,356
19881,0401,276
19871,0001,202
19861,0831,340
19851,0551,333
19841,1551,390
19831,0651,224
19821,0331,251
19819761,166
19809101,079
19799931,258

When and where crashes happen in Brighton and Hove in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (16%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday105 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.1%)
  • February84 (7.5%)
  • March84 (7.5%)
  • April89 (7.9%)
  • May89 (7.9%)
  • June92 (8.2%)
  • July93 (8.3%)
  • August98 (8.8%)
  • September100 (8.9%)
  • October103 (9.2%)
  • November108 (9.6%)
  • December101 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight819 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds936 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry839 (75%)
  • Wet or damp264 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph954 (85%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph33 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph53 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway762 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway230 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (50%)
  • Pedestrian336 (24%)
  • Cyclist146 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20192 (14%)
  • 21 to 25186 (14%)
  • 26 to 35301 (22%)
  • 36 to 45198 (14%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.7%)
  • Over 7559 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (52%)
  • Pedestrian336 (24%)
  • Passenger326 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,451 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach120 (6%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brighton and Hove in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Brighton and Hove

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brighton and Hove ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brighton and Hove had the 50th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Brighton and Hove with the most crashes in 1999

The A23 had the most collisions in Brighton and Hove in 1999: 116, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brighton and Hove, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2311614739
2ndA259114152417
3rdA2709912306
4thB2066738207
5thA275368011
6thA2010333602
7thB2123293311
8thB2194202301
9thB2118172100
10thB2120162203
11thB2185131400
12thA2023121301
13thA2038111111
14thA2700101202
15thB21227901
16thA2935500
17thB21215500
18thB21194500
19thB21372200
20thA2301100

Towns in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1999

Brighton and Hove had 943 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove: crashes in 1999

BN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brighton and Hove in 1999: 461.

Latest crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Brighton and Hove in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Brighton and Hove road accidents in other years